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Leyton Orient today applied to the High Court for a judicial review into West Ham’s proposed move into the Olympic Stadium.

West Ham’s long wait to secure the venue has reportedly moved closer following talks with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) but Orient chairman Barry Hearn says the bidding process was not properly applied and wants to ground share with the Premier League club.

Hearn said: “There are rules in place for how this decision should be made and we believe those rules have not been followed. The bidding process is flawed and the LLDC have not followed their own rules when they set out the bidding process.

“All parties in the bidding process signed up to the principle of teaming. Yet our bid has been turned down without consideration of a ground share with West Ham. The saga looks set to continue.”

West Ham co-owner David Gold said this week a deal could be agreed this month with the The LLDC board set to meet on March 26.

Hearn added: “We are keen on sharing the Olympic Stadium with West Ham. If we don’t, the additional competition provided in that area by West Ham will put Leyton Orient out of business. Do we want to share with West Ham? Ideally we would not like West Ham there to put us out of business to start with.

“I do not see any harm to West Ham or anyone else to allow a community club like ours to benefit from the Olympic legacy. What a great legacy for the Olympic Park to show we care about the community and our area.”